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In 1903, Lambton appointed its first Head Professional who came from Great Britain. Percy Barrett (23 years old) had tutelage under the great Harry Vardon. In 1907 he won the Canadian Open which was held at Lambton where he remained the Head Professional until 1914.
In 1903, Lambton appointed its first Head Professional who came from Great Britain. Percy Barrett (23 years old) had tutelage under the great Harry Vardon. In 1907 he won the Canadian Open which was held at Lambton where he remained the Head Professional until 1914.


In 1914 Willie Freeman the assistant at Toronto Golf Club was appointed. He left in 1923 when Andy Kay took the job. Andy<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19270623&id=B30uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8YsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6458,3332615|newspaper=[[The Montreal Gazette]]|accessdate=11 August 2014|title=Andy Kay Disqualified: Lost Ball Cost Toronto golfer Third Place in Match|date=23 June 1927|page=16|volume=CLVI|number=149}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19320706&id=qPAUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3656,1223907|title=Canadian Open Draws Players|date=6 July 1932|newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|page=11|volume=L|number=53}}</ref> was quite a successful competitor including finishing tied for third in the 1925 Canadian Open held at Lambton.
In 1914 Willie Freeman the assistant at Toronto Golf Club was appointed. He left in 1923 when Andy Kay took the job. Andy<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19270623&id=B30uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8YsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6458,3332615|newspaper=</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19320706&id=qPAUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3656,1223907|title=Canadian Open Draws Players|date=6 July 1932|newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|page=11|volume=L|number=53}}</ref> was quite a successful competitor including finishing tied for third in the 1925 Canadian Open held at Lambton.


[[File:Willie Lamb.jpg|thumb|left|Willie Lamb]]In 1934, [[Canadian PGA Championship|Willie Lamb]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgaofcanada.com/centennial/index.aspx?l=0,1128,1131,1142|title=William (Willie) Lamb|accessdate=11 August 2014|publisher=Canadian Professional Golfers' Association}}</ref> became the new Head Professional, a position he retained for the next 30 years retiring in 1964. Lamb being very competitive won may Canadian Championships including 5 CPGA Championships. Ted Devenish became Lambton's fourth Head Professional and held the position for 12 years.
[[File:Willie Lamb.jpg|thumb|left|Willie Lamb]]In 1934, [[Canadian PGA Championship|Willie Lamb]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgaofcanada.com/centennial/index.aspx?l=0,1128,1131,1142|title=William (Willie) Lamb|accessdate=11 August 2014|publisher=Canadian Professional Golfers' Association}}</ref> became the new Head Professional, a position he retained for the next 30 years retiring in 1964. Lamb being very competitive won may Canadian Championships including 5 CPGA Championships. Ted Devenish became Lambton's fourth Head Professional and held the position for 12 years.

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Lambton Golf and Country Club
Formation1902, 122 years ago
TypePrivate Golf Club
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
AffiliationsGolf Canada (RCGA) and USGA
Websitelambtongolf.com
Lambton Golf and Country Club is located in Canada
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Lambton Golf and Country Clubl
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Location in Canada

The Lambton Golf and Country Club is a private golf and tennis club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Club is located at 100 Scarlett Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.]

The seeds of the golf club were planted by Toronto Businessman James Austin. He rebuilt Spadina House[1] (which is now a museum) in 1866 to house his family. He died after several months of illness at the age of eighty-four in 1897. At his death he had a fortune of some $300,000 which was divided between his son and daughter. His business interests and his home passed on to his son Albert William Austin.

Albert Austin had laid out a few holes of golf in vacant farmlands in the area where Casa Loma now stands. This was strictly for the pleasure of his family and a few friends but grew into the Spadina Golf Club which had a layout through farmers' fields north over St. Clair Avenue, through Forest Hill Village to just south of Eglinton. The clubhouse was a rented farmhouse at the northeast corner of St. Clair and Spadina Road.

In early 1902, the Spadina members recognized that the farmers were likely to sell for development the land on which the nine hole course lay. They were also suffering sorely at the hands of Upper Canada College students who were considered responsible for the stealing of golf balls and flags from the greens.[citation needed]

As plans for the new course took shape, the estimated cost of $30,000 to develop the property at Lambton Mills, on which an option had been obtained, caused Mr. Austin to solicit support from a wider group of golfing enthusiasts including members of Rosedale, High Park and Highlands Golf Clubs as well as Spadina.

The response to the solicitation was such that a committee, chaired by Mr. Austin and including George S. Lyon, proceeded with the project and the official opening took place in driving rain on June 13, 1903. Membership was close to 400 and it was estimated 1,000 persons attended the opening ceremonies.

Plaque on 18th tee

Lambton had some noteworthy features for that day and age. The nine hole Valley Course for Ladies was an innovation. The Club had a telephone. An ice house was built adjoining the clubhouse, which, before opening day, already contained 100 tons of Lake Simcoe Ice. Most of the original members traveled to play the course by train, disembarking at a small station near the Club. A plaque now on the 18th tee commemorates this fact.

Lambton's traditions owe much to the founding members, including the Club's official red jacket, which is a modified form of that worn by Mr. Austin in his portrait, which hangs in the Clubhouse. Another tradition, the singing of "My Wild Irish Rose" at certain Club dinners is a continuation of the practice introduced by George S. Lyon.

Lambton's Original Clubhouse 1903-1961

The original Clubhouse was constructed over the winter of 1902-03 and was ready for the Club’s official opening on June 13, 1903. Today, Lambton Golf and Country Club occupies 171 acres of rolling terrain defined by the Humber River and Black Creek.

Lambton’s first Golf Captain, the great George Lyon[2] oversaw the completion of the championship 18-hole course with assistance from American golf course architect Tom Bendelow. The nine-hole Valley course, completed in 1904, may well have been the first course designed for lady golfers. It is also noteworthy that tennis has been played at the Club almost continuously since 1904. Lyon, who was born in 1859, remained Lambton’s Captain for 23 years. He was an eight-time Canadian Amateur Champion (1898, 1900, 1903, 1905-06-07, 1912 and 1914), won the golf Gold Medal[3] at the 1904 Olympics at The Glen Echo Golf Club in St. Louis at the age of 46 and finished runner-up at the 1910 Canadian Open, held at Lambton. He was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1971.

In 1913, Harry Vardon[4] and Ted Ray[5] put on an exhibition at Lambton on their way back to England from the U.S. Open Championship. After 72 holes of Open play finished in a three-way tie, Ouimet, Vardon, and Ray went on to an 18-hole playoff the next day in rainy conditions, won by Ouimet.[6] His victory was widely hailed as a stunning upset over the strongly-favored British, who were regarded as the top two golfers in the world. Francis Ouimet[6] was immortalized in film as the "Greatest Game Ever Played".[7]

The 100th Anniversary of the Vardon, Ray, Cumming and Barrett Match was re-enacted at Lambton on September 28, 2013 by the Lambton Membership and the Golf Historical Society of Canada.[8] It was a great way to make HISTORY - once again. Click here for the link to the GHSC.


George Cumming, Harry Vardon and Ted Ray crossing bridge at Lambton

In 1919, the Prince of Wales played Lambton. He later became King Edward Vlll.[9]

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The Prince of Wales 1919

A picture of the Prince playing golf at Lambton Golf and Country Club in 1919.

The Architects

Over the last Century, a number of noted golf course architects contributed some of their genius to the old course design including: A. W. Tillinghast, Harry Colt, Donald Ross, Stanley Thompson, Robbie Robinson, Graham Cooke, and Rees Jones[10] in 2010.

Plaque on 6th hole

Hurricane Hazel struck southern Ontario on October 15, 1954.

In the 1960’s, a new Clubhouse was built to include curling. In 2001, a brand new Clubhouse was completed in time for the Club to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Today, with five tee decks per hole and yardage ranging from 5300 to 7100 yards, the par 72 Championship Course offers a test for every level of golfer. Here is the course in May, 2014.

In 1903, Lambton appointed its first Head Professional who came from Great Britain. Percy Barrett (23 years old) had tutelage under the great Harry Vardon. In 1907 he won the Canadian Open which was held at Lambton where he remained the Head Professional until 1914.

In 1914 Willie Freeman the assistant at Toronto Golf Club was appointed. He left in 1923 when Andy Kay took the job. Andy[11][12] was quite a successful competitor including finishing tied for third in the 1925 Canadian Open held at Lambton.

File:Willie Lamb.jpg
Willie Lamb

In 1934, Willie Lamb[13] became the new Head Professional, a position he retained for the next 30 years retiring in 1964. Lamb being very competitive won may Canadian Championships including 5 CPGA Championships. Ted Devenish became Lambton's fourth Head Professional and held the position for 12 years.

In 1977 Alan Ogilvie[14] and his team (Dudley Jones, Charles Lorimer) came from Summerlea Golf Club in Montreal. Although Alan remained for only three years (moved on to be Director of Golf at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville) his head assistant, Dudley Jones[15] became the Head Professional holding the position for 23 years.

In 2003, Matthew Yustin and his team (Chris Vasey, Daryl Pan, and Steve Manock) moved in and is the current Head Professional.

Lambton is a member of Golf Canada (formerly known as the Royal Canadian Golf Association). Lambton Golf and Country Club is also a member of the United States Golf Association (USGA).[16]

Over the years, Lambton has hosted numerous provincial and national championships including: four Canadian Opens, four Canadian Amateurs, the Canadian Ladies’ Amateur Championship, the Canadian PGA Championship, the second Canadian Seniors Golf Association Championship (1919),[17] the Canadian Women’s Senior Golf Association Championship and others. The Club also hosted The Four Nations Team Championship as Canada defeated squads from Australia, New Zealand and Japan in 2001. Alena Sharp[18] won the 2004 Canadian PGA Women’s Championship.

In 2014 the redesigned Lambton hosted the The Toronto Star Amateur featuring the top amateurs in Ontario. Ryan Tsang[19] of Cedar Brae G&CC was the overall Champion shooting 71-66-73-68 to win the tournament by 7 shots. The 66 is a new course competitive scoring record.

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Lambton Competitions

Lambton has hosted four Canadian Opens.

Lambton has hosted four Canadian Amateurs

  • * 1907, won by George S. Lyon
  • * 1910, won by Fritz Martin
  • * 1919. won by W. McLuckie
  • * 1932, won by Gordon B. Taylor

References

  1. ^ Inside The Museum, Spadina House by John Goddard June 11,2014 published by Dundurn
  2. ^ "George Seymour Lyon". Golf Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ "The story of George Lyon's 1904 Olympic gold medal victory". Golf Canada. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Harry Vardon". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ^ Miceli, Alex (18 August 2013). "Ted Ray deserves his spot in golf's Hall of Fame". Golfweek. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  6. ^ http://www.thegolfballfactory.com/Hall-of-Champions/francis-ouimet.htm
  7. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388980/
  8. ^ http://www.ghsc.ca/Lambton_September_2013.php
  9. ^ "Edward VIII (Jan-Dec 1936)". royal.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Golf Courses Completely Remodeled By Rees Jones". Rees Jones, Inc. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  11. ^ {{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19270623&id=B30uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8YsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6458,3332615%7Cnewspaper=
  12. ^ "Canadian Open Draws Players". The Spokesman-Review. Vol. L, no. 53. 6 July 1932. p. 11.
  13. ^ "William (Willie) Lamb". Canadian Professional Golfers' Association. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  14. ^ http://www.pgaofcanada.com/news/index.aspx?l=0,1,26,1761&Year=2011&Month=7
  15. ^ http://scoregolf.com/blog/bob-weeks/2007/november/dudley-jones
  16. ^ http://www.usga.org/default.aspx
  17. ^ http://www.thecsga.ca
  18. ^ http://www.pgaofcanada.com/tournaments/index.aspx?l=0,1,45,91,197
  19. ^ http://www.thestar.com/sports/golf/2014/07/18/star_amateur_early_leader_tsang_pulls_away_for_decisive_victory.html

43°40′12″N 79°30′29″W / 43.670°N 79.508°W / 43.670; -79.508

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  1. ^ http://lambtongolf.com
  2. ^ http://www.golfcanada.ca
  3. ^ The Lambton Golf and Country Club 1902-2002 A Retrospective
  4. ^ http://www.lambtonpics.com
  5. ^ http://www.rbccanadianopen.com/innerpage.aspx?x=3ntm6aBid4Xr7O0jhPST%2BBIblBDUOxi8f7munuYY7Glfsdh4eLl5JkglU1OokDQq
  6. ^ http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=919d2271635af310VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD
  7. ^ http://www.reesjonesinc.com/completely-renovated-courses.php
  8. ^ http://www.gtaga.com/main.asp
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